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ArticleInfection prevention in practice2024

An outbreak of

Lily Shui-Kuen Cheng, Sandy Ka-Yee Chau, Wai-Shan Chan, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Barry Kin-Chung Wong, Kitty Sau-Chun Fung

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Article in Infection prevention in practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lily Shui-Kuen ChengDepartment of Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Sandy Ka-Yee ChauDepartment of Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Wai-Shan ChanInfection Control Team, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Jonathan Hon-Kwan ChenDepartment of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Barry Kin-Chung WongDepartment of Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Kitty Sau-Chun FungDepartment of Pathology, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
United Christian Hospital · CNQueen Mary Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Wound dressing is intended to provide a physical barrier from microorganisms. Spray dressing is convenient and can be applied to wounds of various contours. In July 2020, a cluster of four Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of peritoneal dialysis patients with culture-confirmed BCC exit site infections from January 2011 to July 2020. Outbreak investigations, including case finding, molecular typing and post-outbreak surveillance, were performed. Discussion: A substantial increase in BCC exit site infections has been observed since 2013, rising from 0.23 in 2012 to 1.09 episodes per 100 patient-year in 2015, with the number of cases in the first half of 2020 already surpassing the total from 2019. The potential source had been traced to a spray dressing introduced to exit site care in December 2012. Conclusion: Water-based spray dressing can be a source of BCC causing wound infections. The use of contaminated spray dressing, especially in chronic wounds with proximity to indwelling catheters, may pose an inherent risk to patients.

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Burkholderia cepacia complexExit site infectionHong KongOutbreakPeritoneal dialysisSpray dressing

Identifiers

PMID38559368
PMCPMC10981104
OpenAlexW4392883004

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